Farrakhan speaks in Birmingham to support Voting Rights Actal.com (blog)BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan quoted the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to support the preservation of the Voting Rights Act as the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling is forthcoming in Shelby County's challenge of the historic ...

Birmingham traffic and gas report: Friday, June 14, 2013The Birmingham News - al.comThe interstate remains open through the area, according to Alabama State Troopers. No information is available at this time about injuries. 8:50 a.m.: Traffic backing up along I-459 southbound where there are reports of a crash near the Liberty Parkway ...

Birmingham traffic and gas report: Thursday, June 13, 2013al.com (blog)7:51 a.m.: Usual slow spots continue at this time, including along U.S. 280 between Alabama 119 and I-459, along I-65 northbound through the I-459 interchange and along I-20/59 eastbound through Malfunction Junction and westbound alongside downtown ...

Alabama highest in average payment for hospital outpatient servicesBirmingham Business JournalAccording to the CMS data, Alabama's average payment, $253, is 53 percent higher than the national average. Other states in the top 10 with the highest average payment for hospital outpatient services are Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, New Jersey ...

1 dead after weekend crash on Birmingham interstateal.com (blog)BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A Jasper man has died following a weekend crash on a Birmingham interstate. Myron Darnell Ramsey Jr., 32, was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.